The Denver Post reported that the developer of the 1,500-room Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Conference Center would add a massive indoor-outdoor water park to its plans. Some questions come to mind.

How much water will be required and where will it come from? What happens to the project when the area is hit with a drought? Will nearby residents and farmers of Denver and Adams counties have to ration their water use?

The backers of the project estimate it will draw “450,000 net new visitors per year.” What was the basis for this estimate?

What really brings tourists to Colorado is spectacular mountain scenery, great skiing, national parks and monuments unique to our state, not hotels or water parks, which are found in all areas of the U.S.

Mitchell Brodsky, Denver

This letter was published in the Feb. 16 edition.

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